Concussions in Teens, and Potentially Irreversible Brain Damage

It's back to school time, when more kids are spending time in gym class and after-school sports. However, it's not all fun and games, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The report is called “Sport Related Concussion in Children and Adolescents,” and it reveals just how dangerous concussions can be to developing humans, interfering not only with physical health, but learning.

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The tough thing is they’re all serious concussions. It’s a brain injury. And as a brain injury, it’s got to be taken seriously and it can’t be toughed out which is one of the things that people recommended doing 20 years ago.